How to Hear God's Voice

Pt. Dave Kenney

1. God speaks through the Bible
2. God speaks to us through gifted teachers
3. God speaks through impressions
4. God speaks through pain.

Why is it so important to really hear God speak? There are three reasons:

1. It is assures me that I'm in God's family.
2. It protects me from mistakes.
3. It is the secret of a productive life, listening to God on a moment by moment basis (not only on dangerous situations)

God gives us impressions. But how do we know, it's from God?
1. DOES IT AGREE WITH THE BIBLE?
Luke 21:33 - God never contradicts His own word.

Let me "pray" about it, usually means No.

2. DOES IT MAKE ME MORE LIKE CHRIST?
Eph. 4:13 (NLT)
Gal 5:22-23 (NLT) - What would Jesus do?

3. DOES MY CHURCH FAMILY CONFIRM IT?
Proverbs 12:15 (NLT)
Proverbs 15:22 (ESV)
1 Cor 12:26 (NIV)
Proverbs 11:14b (ESV)

4. IS IT CONSISTENT WITH HOW GOD HAS SHAPED ME?
Eph. 2:10 (NIV)
Rom 12:6 (NLT)

5. DOES IT CONCERN MY RESPONSIBILITY?
We have area of our own responsibility.
When He speaks about other people to you:

• God uses you to confirm what He's already said to them.
• If God uses me to speak to someone else's life He will often do so without you knowing it. - we don't always know how God uses us.
• Trust God to speak to that person first before you talk to them. Pray that God speak to that person first.

6. DO I SENSE GOD'S PEACE ABOUT IT?
Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
Psalm 32:8 (NLT)
John 8:47 (TNIV)
Psalm 78:1 (NIV)